little more than
idiom
: not much more than (something) : only slightly more than (something)
They ate little more than ice cream and hot dogs all day.
Examples of little more than in a Sentence
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Albini's death came little more than a week before his longtime band Shellac was set to release a new album, To All Trains, on May 17.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Among observers of this conflict, there’s some difference of opinion as to whether these warnings are any more worrisome or significant than similar ones in the past — though many dismissed Monday’s announcement as little more than bluster.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
What makes drill so unique is in where rapping stands in the structure: Drill can use rap as little more than a messaging canvas for a street conflict.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 6 May 2024
But with little more than instructions crowdsourced online and parts ordered from China, the resistance forces have added ballast to what might seem a hopelessly asymmetrical civil war.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Unfortunately, that didn’t make the ride a success, and after little more than a decade in business, Spyker was forced to sell off its supercar division.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The case was originally prosecuted by his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
For Mr. Weinstein, 72, the immediate impact of the ruling might amount to little more than a change of scenery.
—Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Its airdrops of aid appear to be little more than gestures of goodwill.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Both bills were stripped of their meaningful language and reduced to little more than toothless bromides at the behest of the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 9 May 2024
Among observers of this conflict, there’s some difference of opinion as to whether these warnings are any more worrisome or significant than similar ones in the past — though many dismissed Monday’s announcement as little more than bluster.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
What makes drill so unique is in where rapping stands in the structure: Drill can use rap as little more than a messaging canvas for a street conflict.
—C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 6 May 2024
But with little more than instructions crowdsourced online and parts ordered from China, the resistance forces have added ballast to what might seem a hopelessly asymmetrical civil war.
—Paul Mozur Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 4 May 2024
Unfortunately, that didn’t make the ride a success, and after little more than a decade in business, Spyker was forced to sell off its supercar division.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
The case was originally prosecuted by his predecessor, Cyrus R. Vance Jr.
For Mr. Weinstein, 72, the immediate impact of the ruling might amount to little more than a change of scenery.
—Nicole Hong, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Its airdrops of aid appear to be little more than gestures of goodwill.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
Both bills were stripped of their meaningful language and reduced to little more than toothless bromides at the behest of the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat from Irvine.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Little more than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/little%20more%20than. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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